Looking Back

Submitter’s note: This was an interview with Mrs. Edna Frazier, Brown County librarian, that appeared in the Brown County Democrat March 24, 1955. Edna...

Submitter’s note: The story we share with you today are the childhood memories of living in Brown County, as written by Harold T. Adams....

Submitter’s note: This story was written by Chattie Wade Miller. The old road from Helmsburg to Nashville, which crosses Bean Blossom Creek south of Helmsburg...

Submitter's note: The story we are sharing with you today is written by Francis Clark Brown. A whole book could be written about the funny...

In 1922 Indiana University published a small pamphlet on how to look at paintings, with an introduction by President William Lowe Bryan. This began with...

Submitter’s note: This story was taken from “Brown County Remembers” with no signature. The Huckster wagon was a special body mounted on a sturdy chassis....

The Quilt Show has been an annual tradition here at the Brown County Historical Society. However, nothing in 2020 was normal for anyone, including...

Submitter’s note: This story was written by Genevra Irene “Chig” Derringer Owens, born Aug. 24, 1917, died Dec. 18, 2000. My great-grandfather, Jefferson Rariden, served...

<em>Submitter’s note: This story was written by Genevra Irene “Chig” Derringer Owens, born Aug. 24, 1917, died Dec. 18, 2000.</em> My great-grandfather, Jefferson Rariden, served...

The Mt. Zion Church, now shortened to just Zion Church, was built on land deeded by James W. McIlvain. According to a deed on...